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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1931

Page

6

Richmond Area Social and Civic Notes Quiet Week

Richmond and area clubs held events including anniversary exercises for Thomas Wildey at Augusta via Asylum lodge. Lions and Music Club gatherings, Legion activities, minstrel plans, and local visits drew residents. Elbridge Pert, 78, longtime Richmond resident, died. funeral set with Masonic rites planned.

Beulah Rebekah Lodge Richmond Lodge Thomas Wildey Order Augusta Asylum Lodge Margaret Peabody Maude Young Stanley Card Wallace Gardiner Effie White Cora Osborne Lions Club Mabel McFee Pleasant View Farm Music Club American Legion Legion Hall Emerson Lane Merlin C. Joy State Department of Education Elizabeth Williams Bruunswick Legion Dance Ennoe Grange Hall Lyte Lint Gardiner W. N. Price Elbridge G. Pert Richmond River Road Pert Sedgwick William A Abigail Bridges Pert Frank Woodrow Linden Little Greenfield Mass Minnie Pert Boston Leon Dunklee Bowdoinham P. J. Quigg Cotton’s Cemetery Bert Skinner Jessie Southerland State House Dresden Hawkes George A. Hawkes Dexter Fowles Bath Frank Call Main Street Mary Esther Sullivan H. L. Sulphen Frank Anderson Russell Ring Elmer Rogers William Dingley Mabel Lancaster Sarah Gile Myrtle Gordon A. C. Randall North Pleasant Street Arthur Locke Whitman J. W. Hartsora Saturay Ladies’ Aid of Enterprise Grange Merlin Joy Front Street Elmer King Olive King E. E. Stacey Farmington N. H Randlette Fire Department Maine State Firemen’s Association State Fire Chiefs’ Club Herbert Edgecomb New Britain Brown Avenue Grange Waterville Progressive Grange A. E. McMaster John Tarr Lyndal D. Good Andon Dresden Mills Edward Rideout Elwin Silver C. P. Briery Litchfield Samuel Tarr Urian Reed West Dresden

Mrs Dunton Hosts Contract Club at Washington Street

Mrs Arthur J Dunton entertained her contract club at her home on Washington street Tuesday afternoon.

Arthur J. Dunton Washington Street

Mold Loft Leads Park Alley League in City Bowling

Mold Loft top team in City League at Park Alleys with a 23 6 record. Torrey Roller Rushing Works sits six games back. Mechanics and Pole Cats follow as Unknowns and others trail with partial standings and high scores listed.

Mold Loft Park Alleys Torrey Roller Rushing Works P.C. Mold Loft Foes Sais Sia Farrar Lothrop Whitey Lothrop Whitey Pete Oliver Mitchell Pete Eee Spinney Crocker Torreys Ketchum Boardman Oe Reese Oliver

Eagles Beat Legion 7-1 In Bath Interclub Debut

In the Bath Interclub League opener the Eagles hosted the American Legion team and won seven of eight games. Match scores include Eagles 43 Legion 38 in Bid Whist and 51-41 in another session, with Cribbage and Yahtzee wins adding to the Eagles total.

Eagles American Legion Bath Legion C. Nelson

Bangor Five Aces to Play Bath Iron Works Friday

Maine’s Bangor Five Aces, a leading basketball team, visit Bath to play the Bath Iron Works Corp. at the Y M C A gym at eight o’clock. Manager Oscar Adams promotes a high profile clash as the Iron Works seek an upset and all seats are reserved.

Bangor Five Aces Maine Northern Maine Bath Iron Works Corp Queen City Oscar Adams Bath Iron Works Portland Athletic Club Bath Yacht Queen City Boys

Georgetown Social News Roundup and Local Notices

Bath and Georgetown residents appear in a series of brief items including travel on a Bath boat, jury service, home confinement, family visits, wood hauling and errands in Bath, illness and convalescence in Robinhood and Brunswick, and a Bay Point cottage prayer meeting. The piece notes observances for Christian Endeavor Day at Portland First Baptist and related church sermon topics.

Georgia Wheeler Bath Gar Warren C. L. Hinckley Sagadahoc Bay Monay Stanley Lewis Five Islands Gilbert Lewis T. N. Williams West Georgetown Edward Clarey Robinhood Working League B. H. Woodside Charles Mains Alvah Reynolds William Mains T. M. Hagan William A. Todd Roy M. Newman Melrose Fred P. Oliver Ralph Reynolds Woolwich Abbie Reynolds Farle Hagan Stella Powers John D. Williams Batl George Laskey Byron Campbell, Jr Bay Point J. A. Steadman Los Angeles Cal B. F. Powers Nubble Brunswick Hospital First Christian Endeavor Society Portland Christian Endeavor First Baptist Church Young People’s Society Blue Bell Bryan Campbell Jr

Wiscasset Defeats Boothbay Harbor 42 to 30 in Wild Finish

Wiscasset held a 16-4 lead after the first period but Boothbay Harbor Bears stormed back to tie 25-25 in the third. Kendrick and Paine sparked a late surge as Overlock Perkins and Harrington closed strong to secure the six point win with Johnny Carlton back in action for Wiscasset.

Boothbay Harbor Bears Wiscasset Boothbay Bears Boothbay Harbor Kendrick Paine Bears Perkins Harrington Boothbay Johnny Carlton Wiscasset F.G Brewer Enee Carbone Wand Hutchinson Giles Pete Tnt Eeees Perkins Peewee Wenn Stover

Coots as Food Noted by USDA Biologists

Biologists from the United States Department of Agriculture praise coot meat as a fine food, equal to duck when prepared properly. An approved method from George E. Mushbach describes skinning, frying in fat, then steaming with butter and a flour thickening, yielding a papable dish.

United States Department of Agriculture George E. Mushbach Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Biological Survey Great Salt Lake Utah Mushbach

Prohibit Trawlers Off Georgetown Coast Measures Move

Legislation introduced in the Legislature proposes banning beam trawlers and flounder drags for ground fish from Indian Point on Georgetown Island east to Damiscore and toward Linekin’s Neck. House actions include funding for road repairs and road projects in Phippsburg and Arrowsic. Ice fishing closures are proposed for Meeting House and Sprague’s ponds.

Bishop Lincoln Indian Point Georgetown Island Damiscore Island Linekin Arrowsic Back River Merritt Phippsburg Phippsburg Center Small Point West Point Wright Bath Meeting House Pond Sprague’s Pond

Maine Legislature Proposes Regional Road and Welfare Allocations

In Augusta on January 28 the Maine House and Senate filed measures including a cod fishing ban in Sheepscot Bay from Georgetown to Southport, two year 1000 dollar town aid for Topsham roads, county salary increases for Sagadahoc officials, and multiple road repair allocations. Pension and infirmary funding were proposed for Bowdoinham and the State Military and Naval Children's Home, with contractor payments to Woolwich and Reed day projects. Additional road reserves cover Phippsburg and West Bath, with several Bowdoin and Richmond road repairs noted.

Aldrich Sagadahoc Sheepscot Bay Georgetown Southport Topsham Middlesex Road Seguinland Road River Road Woolwich Birch Point West Bath Campbell's Pond Road Hebron Hawkes Richmond Bowdoin Borough Road Post Office Indian Point Baker Road Cushman Road Wright Bath Phippsburg Small Point Phippsburg Center Popham Beach Jackson State OF Maine A. D Charles J. Dain Jennie S. Rideout Charles F. Rideout

Woman Car Owners Rally For Bath Drought Relief

Bath residents join a Red Cross drought relief drive inspired by Coolidge's call for car owners to contribute. Treasurer Charles C. Low reports $681 in hand toward Bath's $1700 apportionment, with $600 sent as the first payment. Boxes will be placed citywide under a Junior Red Cross member's supervision.

Red Cros Coolidge America Bath Charles C. Low Low Red Cross

Supper bridge party at Mrs Horace Ward’s home

Mrs Horace Ward hosted a four table supper bridge on Tuesday at her North street residence. Floral decor featured sweet peas and yellow lilies with matching centerpieces and color coordinated accessories. In the auction first prize went to Mrs Pepper for embroidered pil lars. second prize to Mrs Harriman, third high to Mrs Sampson who got bridge cards, consolation to Mrs Deering with bridge nads.

Horace Ward North Street Charles A. Harriman Edward Sampson Ada Deering

Five Islands social notices and grange meeting recap

Delbert MacMahan hosted a Saturday party for his young friends Arthur Berry and others. The week featured a busy grange meeting with Victrola selections, multiple readings, officer and charity roll calls, and a library gifts update. Other items note ice cutting, visits to Bath and Boston, quilting work, and local illness announcements.

Delbert MacMahan Peggy Gray Russell Harford, Jr Cora Hanna Herbert Campbell Marie Rittall Tommie Hanna Ella MacMahan Gertrude Carr Percy Savage Howard Pond George Gray MacMahan W. E. Reid J. G. Stevens Brunswick Aid A. L. Marr P. B. Savage Bath The Grange Raymond Reid Isabel Stevens Arthur Berry Augusta W. L. Berry Boston Fred Carr W. W. Marr G. W. Moulton Portland Everett Stevens Robinhood D. R. Stevens C. W. Nocton

Castle Hill Leads Maine Cities and Towns Campaign

Aroostook County's Castle Hill becomes the first town to answer the Maine Development Commission 1931 Cities and Towns Campaign for Pine Tree State advertising funds. Herbert W. Thompson and G. M. Smith contributed the town's check, with Fred S. Doyle named county chair and eight county chairs appointed statewide for northern and southern districts.

Castle Hill Aroostook Maine Development Commission Pine Tree State Vico C. Isola Commission Herbert W. Thompson G. M. Smith Board of Selectmen Isola Fred S. Doyle Caribou Kennebec Florence Wallace Waterville

Mary Belle Rita Johnson Weds Mark Henry Hayes in Portland

Mary Belle Rita Johnson and Mark Henry Hayes married in St. Dominic's church Portland with Fr. Thomas J. Dunni gan officiating. The couple is from Brunswick and Bath and were joined by family members Catherine Johnson and Philip E. Coffin. Mary is a Brunswick High School 1927 graduate.

J. Frank Johnson Brunswick Mary Belle Rita Mark Henry Hayes Bath John P. Hayes Washburn Street St. Dominic’s Church Portland Thomas J. Dunnigan Catherine Johnson Philip E. Coffin Hayes Brunswick High School Shaw's Business College Groom Morse High School St. Anselm's College Manchester N. H

Morse High Blues Win From Rivals

In a Morse high school girls track meet the Whites beat the Blues 22 to 15 at the school gym. Ethelyn Spinney led with two firsts totaling 10 points, Doris Spinney added seven points, and Helen Moses captained the Whites while Hilda Scott led the Blues. Barbara, Barbara Fisher, and Bernette Bailey also placed in sprints and jumps.

Morse High School Blues High School Ethelyn Spinney Doris Spinney Helen Moses Hilda Scott Barbara Barbara Fisher Bernette Bailey

Track and field meet results end in Blues victory

Blues win relay and Doris Spinney with a 4 ft 1 in high jump. Helen Moses claims shot put at 39 feet. Blues also win the relay with Scott Fisher Littlefield Wright Hodgkins and Bailey judged by Alfreda Skillin and Errol Baker.

Blues Doris Spinney Helen Moses Scott Fisher Littlefield Wright Hodgkins Bailey Alfreda Skillin Errol Baker

Morse High Students Brace for Biannual Exams

At Morse High, students endure conscience attacks as January and June exams approach. Anxiety mounts as they reflect on unfinished work while teachers urge study. The school atmosphere shifts from calm to tense with the bell signaling exams and hurried, whispered efforts.

Morse Scott

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Poke Farrar Pete Farrar Frates McMann Boardman Melzard Frates Pee Eagles and Bangor George G. Gilmore North Anson Lewiston Sun Wickersham Report Grant Will Rogers Louise Briggs Edmund P. Briggs Wiscasset Basketeers J. Edward Drake J. Edward Drake Jr Huntington School Maine House Senate Reading Kathleen Rittall Lulu Hanna Jakes Reading Fred Rittall Lena MacMahan Victrola Isabel L. Stevens Willa E. Stevens Horace Rittall Amanda Laisdell St. Dominick’s Church Mary Wickett Stillwater Chitoo C. H. Tan Nanking China FORD New Ford Town F.O.R Detroit Ford Finance Universal Credit Company Morse High Blues Morse High Walter Glidde Proba William FP OO Caietar
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